Conveying system.



B. H. ALVEY & M. u. BERNHEIM.

CONVEYING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3, 190B.

Patented Dec. 11, 191 4.

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CONVEYING SYSTEM.

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CONVEYING SYSTEM.

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the kegs from the power conveyor to the ally pushed or travel bygrevitycepahle off Be it known that we, BENJAhIIN lil. ALvnY storage orshipping departments. as and Mounisl Bnnnnnni, citizens of the Fig. l;is a detail view drawn to a. still United States, residing atLouisville, in the larger scale and showing in plan. the mancounty or"Jefferson and State of lentuclqv nor of interconnecting longitudinal andhave invented certain new and useful 1m transverse skids or sections.

'proveincnts in Conveying Systems, of which Fig. 5 is a. side view of asection of a skid co the following is e specification. and a. supportingstand therefor.

This invention relates to certain in'qirove- Fig. 6 is a similar view ofa skid-section ments in systems for conveying packa es suspended fromhangers. from one place to another in Form 7 is a side view of thedischarging other establishment, and its roost portion of sections of aSkid. 65 object is to provide a system Fig. 8 is a detail of one of thestands economically and (BXUctlitloiiSij: 1' is. preferably used ai; thejunctions of skids or rels or kegs from. rocking or othermaskid-sections arranged otan angle witheach chines to storage bins orwagons in beer other. v brewing or other establishments, though it F ig.9 is a similar viewof one of the l is to he understood that ehe useherein restands which is preferably used at other :rerrcd to is to berogarde merely as cX- places in the lengths of the skids or skid--eniplary of what is now cousidred to be sections. the most important useto which the present Fig. 10 is an end view of one of the skids systemin its entirety may be put and in no or skid sections. I5 wise asrestricting the system to such use, Fig. 11 is a detail view of thelower porit being within the spirit of the invention tion of o f thehangers for supporting and intended to be within the scope of the a skidor skid-section. claims, to apply it to any use which it is Fi 12 is across-section through the capable of serving. power-conveyor with thetraveling mecha- 3 The system herein illusiirated embodies Iiisniomittedpower conveying-elements and gravity 6011- Fig. 13 is a similarView on the line veying-cleinenls so correlated conjointly 13-13 of Fig.14, with the traveling mechto produce a system having important adanismincluded. vantages in the conveyance of barrels, kegs Fig. 14 is a sideelevation of the power $5 or the like from place to place and theconveycrloroken away b t it ends invention consists in the novelfeatures of Fig. 15'is a plan view of the same. the system,substantially'as hereinafter de- Fig. 16 is an end elevation of thepower scribed and particularly pointed out in the conveyor, v subioinedclaims. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the end of so Figure 1 is adiagrammatic View of a the power conveyor. brewery stock house providedwith a coin Fi 18 d 19 are a l d an l n veying system particularlyadapted to transti ti l f a diff t means f for the kegs from the rackingor filling mastopping; the mechanism under control of chines to thestorage and shipping depart. th article conveyed. es ments, with a partof the guard rail of the Th same characters of referen e 1 1 mainconveyor A broken away to disclose nate the same parts in the severalviews. the chain traveling beneath the This invention comprchendsgenerically,

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of as shown in Fig. 1, a system oftransferring Fig. 1, particularly showing in side elevabarrels and thelike in a lying position commo tion a skid for transferring kegs fromthe prising three elements, to wit (1). a conpower conveyor to thestorage or shipping veyer' Ae'. 6., an element havingMendlessdepartment. traveling means for moving thh'harrels, es

3 is a. view, drawn to a larger scale contradistinguished from a chute,skid or than the preceding views, showin therelathe like along whichthe'harrels are rnanu- Mil transporting the barrels a lying position andmaintaining their axes substantially parallel to the direction of motionof the traveling means; (2) one or more loading or delivering elements Barranged at the receiving end of the conveyer A and so correlat-edtherewith that the barrels will be delivered over the side or" theconveyor with their axes substantially parallel to the direction ofmovement of the endless traveling means; and a receiving or dischargingelement C so correlated with the delivery end of the conveyer as toreceive over the side. of: the latter barrels whose axes aresubstantially parallel to the direction of the traveling means of thelatterythus making it unnecessary to turn the barrel in transferring itto the conveyor from a delivering element whose delivery end is at anangle to the conveyor and in transferring it from the conveyor to areceiving element whose receiving end is at an angle to the conveyor.

It will be apparent that there may be many different embodiments of theelements hereinbefore generically set forth, and accordingly, we wouldhave it understood that the invention is not restricted to the detailsof the elements shown in the accompanying drawings The particularembodiments of the elements, however, are important to the extent thatthey constitute a most practicable, economical and eil'licient way of acJ complishing the several purposes in view, and hence the inventionfurther comprehen particular embodiments of the several elements andcombinations thereof, substantially hereinafter described andparticularly set forth in certain of the subjoined claims.

With reference to such particular embodiment, attention is called to thefacts:

(a) that it is greatly preferred to so construct the endless travelingmeans of the conveyer that it will embody barrel engage ing elements ofsuch nature that they will. not only carry the barrels disposed thereoni3. lying position with their axes substan tially parallel to thedirection of motion of the conveyor but will be so correlated and ofsuch construction that they will effectively maintain the barrelsagainst accidental displacement froi. such position;

(b) that is greatly preferred to so construct the delivering andreceiving elements 15 and C that they will act as guides to the barrelsrolling thereover and their delivering and receiving ends respectivelywill ell'ectively hold the barrels with the axes oi? the lattersubstantially parallelto the direction of travel of the endlesstraveling means of the conveyer.

lZVhile we have hereinbefore referred to the system as comprising aconveyer A. having at delivering element B at its receiving end-and areceiving element 3 at its dierea ers charging end, it will be apparentthat in some installations it may be desirable to omit the deliveringelement B and in other installations it may be desirable to omit thereceiving; element C and these omissions are within the spirit or" theinvention as defined by certain of the claims.

The particular loading or delivering element B illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, includes a skid or skid section Z2 having spacedsides and forming away whose end adjacent the conveyer A is so arrangedwith relation to the latter that barrels lying transversely of theway'are delivered over the side of the frame of the conveyer A to thebarrel carrying means of the latter. in practice, the element Bprelierably has a plurality of such skids or skid sections 7) arrangedside by side and in proximately the same horizontal plane.

The particular element C, which receives the barrels from the conveyor Aillustratedin the accompanying drawings, includes a skid or skid-section0 having spaced sides which form a way whose end is operatively related,to a side of the conveyer A at the discharging end of the latter, andover whiehivay barrels lying transversely thereof may be rolled. Inpractice, the element C preferably includes plurality of such skids orskid-sections 0 arranged side by side.

Thus there is one set oi delivering ways or sections I) at one end ofthe conveyor A. aiulauother set of receiving ways or sections 1: at theother end of said conveyor. The several ways or sections Z), while theyneed. not be in precisely the same horizontal plane are yet preferablysubstantially so arranged, and this is true also of the relation of theseveral ways or sections 0 with each other.

The particular travelingmeans of the conveycr A. illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, for transporting the barrels with their axessubstantially parallel with the motion of said means genericallycomprises appropriate barrel supports, as the spaced carriers 1:2, whichengage the barrels on ops positc sides of the bulge of the latter and asuitable means, such as endless chains 11 for imparting movement to saidsupports in the direction of the length of the conveyor A. it will benoted that the correlation of his barrel-carrying means and the ways 5and e is such that the barrelrarrying means travels in a direction whichis transverse of the ends of the ways contiguous thereto: that is tosay, the barrel-carrying means of the conveyer A travels in a directionwhich is across the delivering end or ends of the way or ways 6, fromside to side of the lat 'ter, and similarly across the receiving end orends of the way or Ways 0 from side to side thereof.

"in practice, it is preferred to ineline the ction in .tion of 3. tilltill rea ers the ways i) being toward the conveyer A and the directionof inclination of the ways c be ing away from said conveyer A, wherebybarrels may roll gravitally over said ways. It will be understood. thatthe word barrel wl'lerever used in this specification and in claims'isintended to include kegs and other packages of like nature, that is,packages capable of rolling.

The power conveyor A, the several skids b (when more than one are used)forming the loading or delivering element B and the several skids 0(when more than one are used) forming the receiving or dischargingelement C are shown as arranged upon the same floor, it not being thepurpose in the illustrated embodiment of the invention to elevate orlower packages from one floor to another: As clearly shown, however, inFig. a portion of the conveyor A is preferably nclined upward to elevatethe barrels in oeir tran for from the skids 7) to the skids in order todeliver the barrels to the skids height such to afford proper grade""avel of the barrels gravitally over when. the latter are of longlength noted in this connection that the llustrated in Fig.1 are shortwhile us a are long. Obviously, it would I1 the spirit of the inventionto prolong the inclined portion of the conveyor A asto receive on onefloor and deliver on 'oor whenever it is expedient or red to do this,

Wing thus in a general way set up some of the features of the presentinvention It will next proceed to further describe the novel arrangementof parts herein illustrated by which a most compact and inexpensivesystem is produced, especially well adapted economically to transferfilled kegs from racking or filling machines to store rooms or shippingrooms of a brewery, or for transferringbarrels in sugar refineries orwarehouses; and will thereafter describe the novel structural featuresof the elements particularly adapting them for conjoint use in thesystem illustrated.

The power conveyor A is shown as extending along a stock room from oneside to the other. thereof. Arranged along the length otthe powerconveyor and extending at right angles therewith are a series ofdelivering elements B. Each of these delivering elements is separatedfrom its neighbors by spaces B, forming passagewaysto the power conveyerA, Each delivering element B is herein shown as composed of threegravity ways 5 the inner ends of which extend to the side of the powerconveyor; and a support I) for the outer ends of the gravity wayst andeach element B leads irom a rise. ng machine, arranged at the as designed IX bO the edge of the power The power conveyer be of any length and,as shown in Fig. id, is composed of what will be arbitrarily termed areceiving section a, a. discharging section a and an elevating section(1 arranged between the receiving and discharging sections. Thereceiving and discharging sectionsor ends are approximately horizontaland the elevating section a in the illustrated system is inclined upwardand of a height merely sufficient to permit the dis charging element Chereinbetore referred to to have the inclination or grade requisite topermit packages to move thereon by gravity.

This discharging element is composed of a series of inclined ways 0,each of which is connected with or taps the side of the discharging endof the power conveyor and extends thence to a second way 0 whichconnects the outer ends of all the ways 0 with each other and is itselfconnected with or tapped at intervals by other ways '0 which lead to anydesired places or rooms, as, for

example, to shipping or storing rooms or places, or to wagons. Each wayof 0 and 0 is preferably made in sections, variously supported, ashereinafter described.

It is not essential that any of the elements B or C be connected withthe power conveyor A in the sense of being secured thereto, but it isessential that they be connected thereto in the sense of being arrangedto deliver or receive packages to or from the latter:- nor is itessential that the receivin and discharging sections be actually horiyontal, but merely approximately or relatively so, the term being used incontradis tinction to a vertical or approximately vertical positionthereof.

In a general way it may be stated that an attendant stationed at aracking machine, fpr example, places a filled keg or barrel op thecontiguous delivering element B, down a, way or section b oi which itrolls to the power conveyor A; rolling over the side of the latter andupon a moving carrier or carriers thereof (hereinafterdescribed),without being turne it is conveyed to the discharging end, where againwithout being turned it is rolled off sidewise therefrom and onto theproper section or way 0 of the discharging element C by an attendantstationed at the discharging end of the power conveyor; rolling downthis way 0 and onto the way 0 it'is turned by an attendant and travelson the way 0' to'the proper way 0 where it is again turned and rollsdown the latter to the place intended therefor.

The power conveyer A as shown best in Figs. 13, 14 and 15, includes aframe which preferably is of truss formation, being herein shown ashaving each side formed of upper members 1 and 2 and lower members 3,connected with each other by p erpendicular anddiagonal braces 4 and 5respectively,

in order that the frame may be both light and strong. This frame issupported at proper intervals by standards 6, and its two sides areconnected with each other by transverse braces 7' riveted to plates 8which are also riveted to the standards 6.

Each member 1, 2 and 3 is preitt ably of angle formation and is rivetedto the standards and braces. The members 1 and 3 torn "tracks upon whichthe wheels 10 of the carrier chain ll travel, and the members 2 formguards to the chains and wheels and also wavs which extendlongitudinally of the horizontal portions of the power conveyor and uponwhich the barrels may roll onto and oil from the carriers 12, laterallyto and from the receiving and discharging sections of the powerconveyer.

Each of the carriers is preferably composed oi angle formation(pretcralily L- shaped in cros section) to provide a member 1;) by whichit may be connected to'the car rier chains and a. secondrelatively-broad member 1 1- to engage the barrel. Said second memberdepressed between the ends 01 the carriers or otherwise suitably formedto provide a pocket 14 ot a size and shape adapted partially to encirclea barrel lying; therein, and the ends H of the second member are ofplain formation and arranged approximately in the same horizontal planethe guards i so as to form with the guards ways leading to and from thepockets 14". Each carrier is connected to the carrier chains ll byplates 15 which are riveted to the ends of the member 13 and extend tothe contiguous ends 14, and are provided with laterally projectingshafts 16 which engage the links and wheels of the carrier chains 1?.and may be provided with nuts 17 or other suitable confining devices. inpractice ball or roller bearings may be provided upon the shafts 16, ifdesired, but they not shown herein as they form no necessary part of theconveyer.

- 'lne chains ll run over suitable sprockets, of which taosc at thedriving end of the conveyor are designated 18 (see Figs. 16 and 17}while those at the other end are designatedQzS. The sprockets 18 aremount ed on shatt. 19 provided with a gear 90 which meshes ith a worm 21mounted on a shaft 22 having a pulley 23 connected by a. belt Q with adriving); motor M, herein shown as electric. 'ihe sprockets 25 aremounted on a shaft 26 j'irovided with a takeup mechanism of any suitableform, desighated generally by the cha 'acter T.

It will be observed that the barrels roll over the guards 2 and thenceonto the carriers and into the pockets of the latter. lying thereinlengthwise of the carrier, and cannot accidentally roll laterally out ofthe l lb may be readily shoved crs are preferably p cl rea ers arrangedin such relation with. each other that two of them conjointly supportthe barrel, one at each end of the barrel, or at each side of thecentral or bulging portion of the latter. The pockets 0r depressionspartially encircle the ends of the barrels, and are reierably of lesslength than the diameter of the widest part of the'barrel and hence thebarrel is prevented. from sliding; off the carrier in the travel of thelatter along "the inclined section of the conveyer.

As indicatet and 1? the power conveyer is provided with a running board30 upon which the attendant stands and moves while manipulating themotor and manually forcing the barrel from the power conveyor to thedischarging element C.

A very in'iportant feature of the present invention ism the provision.of means whereby the barrel automatically prevented from travelingbeyond a predetermined place on the power conveyer. In the illustratedembodiment of the invention this is accent plished by pro viding' meansfor automatically stopping the travel of the conveyor under the controlof a barrel which remains on the conveyer until it has reached thepredetermined point beyond which it is not desirable to have it proceed.This means comprises a shifting lever which is so connected with thedriving n echanism as to throw the latter out oi operation when it isengaged by the barrel. When the driving mechanism comprises an electricmotor M the shiftlever, designated 31 in Fig. 17, is suitably conncctedwith, or forms part of, a switch S arranged in the circuit to the motorand adapted to break said circuit when the lever 31 is pressed by thebarrel. The switch S may be 01? any construction adapted to the pi posein view and is here shown as an ordinary split electric switch having;an actu ating lever extending: intothe path 0'."- barrel being conveyed.

When the drivingmechanism is of other than electrical. ature theshifting lever may desirably actuate a clutch. mechanism, as shown inFigs. 18 and 19, in which the lever is designated 31 and the clutch isdesignated S The clutch is preferably mounted on the shaft 19, with itsmovable element 100 engaged by a yoke 101i mounted on the end of a lever102 which is comiected to a shaft 103. This shaft 108 has 'ts bearingsin the frame of the conveyer at 10-1- and 105 and is connected to thelever 31." and transmits movement from the latter to the lever 102.

It will be observed that the frame A at the driving end of the power.ceuveyer is composedof a series of uprights 35 which guppOl'il aplatform 36 arranged at the upper of the frame: and that there issecured the side of lame It. a second frame 1 most clearly in Figs. 1.22

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connestea 51 of member 20C. Wlih ecc ove Pioyed, by bracing orstiiiening means igfizitcd generally by the letier G. llech of ihcsebracing or sti'lleuing means consists prcfersblv of ii strap havingflanged ends secured to the contiguous sides 50. They are suhstsiniiellysimilar 1'10 the straps 5% {Mid 58 hereinhefore referred to. Wherever itis necessary or desirable to (lo so tie bolts 6? or other bracing Oistiffening devices may also he .employeil, as shown in Fig, 11.

The several sections. of the Ways 0 preferably provided with pendentarms "68 to which truss rods 69 are connected. and 'lhis may also betrue of any or all or? the other ways. lhe ends of these iiuss rodssiijacenc to the junction of 2. Way 0 and c are shown as mounted uponand secured by the boil: in 7 We have shown th Way 0 as provided xvi-ehdiagonal brace rods 70 extending ironi the sides of the way sections tollie'coi'itiguous stand E, in lieu of said truss rods, and we have alsoshown two sections of said "way as reii'iovahly secuiccl together byhooks 71 sccurecl to the stand E on one section and engaging the similarstand of the other section.

ill; will he understood that all (he Ways may he made in sectionssecured together either permanently or rcinovshly as desired" Uponreference to Figs. 2, 5 and 16 stops 80 will be seen at 1 1c dischargeends of the Ways c. Each of these stogs is zitizi'psell he eoijustcclini'o the pith of he barrels when it is desired to permit the barrelsiocollect on its way 0. in ssid figures it is shown as oil angle formand. pivoted one. enil upon the bolt 63 and. having its other endengaged wil'h a holding device 81, here shown as rod emovchiy placedacross the way 0 fiiifl lflliiplfid to hold the sion in the Dslh of theher-eels. The stop f i imply pulling the 1'0(l from unue when thus"freed its encl. dsops by gravity out of ihe way of the barrels whichihus are permitted to continue their trevel to the i he feel i at theening' (i 'liich ex'cinl iiio Sill" he several l H V A: 1 we barrelsippoi'i N U3. lihc we s so he =1: or he i'ei'iihly the L posed laterallyihinrs which as a, nutter of hin uape 311:1"

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Having thus described the invention what We believe to be new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

l. in {i system for transporting rolling barrels or the like having agreater diameter at the middle than at the end, the combination of sCOHVQYQE having means to hold the axes of the barrels in a positionparallel to the inoeion of the conveyor, means forming 2 Way leading tosaid conveyor anal constituting; a guide for the barrels as they arerolled to she conveyei and whereby they are constrained to a positionwith their axes substantially parallel with the motion of the conveyeatthe place of delivery onto the conveyer.

2. in :i system for transporting rolling barrels or the like having agrzli'l clizunw her the middle than at the enih the coinbinslzion of aconveyor huving means to hold the uses of the barrels in a positionparallel to the motion of @he conveyor, means ferns ing a way leading lof 2\l(l conveyor and con shituting' 2L guide for the barrels as they arerolled to the conveyor mu! whereby they are constrained to a positionwith their axes substantially parallel with the motion of the conveyorat the place of delivery onto the conveyei, and a second wayconstituting guide for the barrels as hey are rolled from the conveyorwhereby they are constrained so a position with their axessuhstsnfiielly parallel with the motion of the QUZlVYEZZ i 5., in asystein for transporting barrels um} zhe like, the combination ol? aconveyor having means to hohi the barrels in a posi- 'iion parallel withthe motion oi? lhecoiiveyer and means forming upon suiii coiiveyeiandcomceil elements eugagii'ig the heropposilc sides of she bulge to guidevi to the eoi'iveyei' and so disposed as Q ihe i ii'i'el suhsszinziallyparallel with the the eonveyei',

system for transferring huii'els mg; posiiion, the combiion suhstm1- lhemotion of the c n cozuluetiu menus \vh Mijecent the conveyor forms {away lisloll relation to the conveyci".

way leading to and i upon the conveyor I i :1 means is hols Mil andholds a barrel with its axis substanti-ally parallel to the motion ofthe conveyer.

In a system for transferring barrels and the like in a lying position, aconveyor comprising traveling barrel-carrying means for transportinglying barrels disposed with their axes substantially parallel with themotion of said means, the conveyer also having a frame, combined with apair of memers extending off from a common side of the frame atdifferent places in the length thereof, said members being spaced toengage a barrel at opposite sides of the bulge of the latter and forminga, barrel Way which holds the barrel with its axis substan tiallyparallel "with the motion or the conveyer, braces extending transverselyof the way below the bulge of the barrel, and supporting attached tosaid braces and members.

a frame and traveling means ing barrels longitudinally of t conibinedwith a pair of members extending liOm a common side of the frame atdifferent places in the length ther of, said members being arranged toengage a pposite ends thereof and having broad barrelengaging facesinclined toward each other and said traveling means including barrelengaging elements which move longitudinally of the frame and across thespace between said members and receive and convey barrels which aredisposed longitudinally of the frame in a lying position. 'i'. in asystem -ior transferring barrels or the like, a power conveyorcomprising a frame, endless traveling means movable longitudinally ofsaid frame and barrel carriers connected to said endless travelingelemerits, combined with a means arranged to conduct barrels or the likerelatively to the power conveyor, said means having its end arrangedwith relation to the conveyor so that the barrels wil move over the sideof the frame. and over the endless traveling means in their travelbetween said means and the carrier, and means interposed between theconducting means and the endless traveling means for guarding the latterin the tr vel of the barrels thereover.

a system for transferring barrels or the ii to, a power conveyercomprising a frame provided *ith an approximately horizontal end, saidconveyer hafving means for transporting lying barrels disposedlongitudinally of the conveyer, said means including endless travelingelements movable longitudinally ot the fr inc andbarrel-carriersconnected to said endless travelingelements and arrangedto transport lylng harm rels disposed longitudinally cities conveyor,-coinbined with. a means i'orming a gravity way for conducting barrelsrelatively to the power conveyor, gravity way being ar ranged to supportbarrels in a lying position disposed crosswise thereof and having end sodisposed with relation to the horizontal end of the conveyor that thebarrels will move over the side of the latter and over the endlesstraveling element in their travel between the gravity way and carriers,and said frame having a guard which size tends longitudinally thereoi'over the traveling element and forms a part oi the track for the barrelstraveling between the cou- Vcyer and the carriers.

9. In a system for transferring barrels or the like, u Frame, meansforming a way for rolling barrels, said way being open atively relatedto a side of the frame and extending a an angle therewith, spacebarrel-carry1ug elements extending traum v of the frame and arranged tosupport b211 rel which on the same and extends lei gitudinally of theframe, said elements being relatively disposed to engage the barrels onopposite sides of its bulge, and means for imparting traveling movementto said elements in the direction of the length frame and transverse tothe end 1G. in a system for trai ferr or the like, a frame, ineansforming a Way for rolling barrels, said way operatively related to aside of the frame and extending at an angle therewith, spaced barrel-carrying elements extending transversely of the frame and arrangedto support a barrel which lies on. the same and extends longitudinallyof the frame, said elements being relatively disposed to engage thebarrel on opposite sides of its bulge, means for ionparting travelingmovement to said elements in the direction of the length of the frameand transverse to the end of the way, said element having plane ends atthe side toward said way and also having pockets to receive the barrel,and means forming a bed across which the barrel is rolled in its passage from the way to said elements.

11. in a system for transferring barrels or the like, a frame, meansforming ways for rolling barrels, said Ways bein operatively related tothe frame 'liil erent places in the length of the latter andrespeotivcly serving to convey the barrels to and from the frame,combined with spaced ban rel-carrying elements which are arrangedtransversely ofthe frame and travel longb tudinally thereof between theways and across the ends of the latter, said elements being relativelyso constructed and arranged. conjointly to support a barrel lying on thesame and to engage the barrel on opposite sides of its bulge, and meansbctwe "i said conveying elements and the ways which the barrels areadapted. to roll in their passage between the Ways and conveyingelements.

12., in a system for transferring barrels nally thereof between the waysand across the ends of the latter, said elements being relatively soarranged as eonjointly to support a barrel lying on the same and toengage the barrel on opposite sides of its bulge, and having plane endsanddepressed portions between their ends, the depressed poriiensforinii'ig eat for the barrel and the plane ends fox-mine surfaces overwhich the barrel may be relied to or from said seats,

.and means forming a surface over which the barrel may roll in itspassage between the way and barrelmarrying elements,

13. in a system for transferring barrels or the like, a frame having aguard, endless traveling deviees pne Oi WlIlCh runs under said guard,and a pair of barrel supports each having a plain end approximately inthe plane of said guard, s: "d supports being carried by the endlesstraveling devices and having pockets and being disposed in such,relative positions as conjeintly to support a barrel lying on the sameand to engage th ends of the barrel on opposite sides of its bulge,combined with means for conducting the barrels relatively to the frame,

said means having its end arranged adjacent to said guard and so relatedthereto that the barrel will roll ever said gua d. and plane ends of thesupports in its travel between the pockets and conducting; means.

14;. in a system {or transferring barrels or the like, a frame, nieansforming a way for railing barrels, said way being Operativelf, relatedto a side oi the frame and extending at an angle therewith, spacedbarrel carrying eli'snents extending transveresly oi? the frame andconstructed and arranged cenjiointly to support a barrel lying; on, thesaineand to engage the barrel on opposite n16 its bulge, each of saidelen'ients be.- ie r anggie-i'erniation with a bread side nrt ted to thebarrel, and means arranged to impart traveling movement to said elementsin the direction ef the length of said and tran' verse to the end of theway. in a system for transferring barrels or the like, a frame, meansforming a way for rollii e, barrels, said way being operatively relatedto a side oi. the frame and (2X tending an angle therewith, spacedbarrel earryn 5 elements extending transversely oi the 'iraini'; andarranged eonjointly to support a barrel lyint, on the saw, a id toengage the barrel on opposi sid bulge, eaeh of said elen'ients being ofangle-Formatien with a broad side presented to the barrel, and eachhaving a depressed bJ-nel-receiving pnrtion and a plane end, the planeend torn'iing a surface over which the barrel may he rolled in itspassage lie-tween the depressed portien and the end of the way, and in:ans {or imparting traveling movement to said elements in the directionat the length of said frame and transverse to the end of the Way.

1.6. In a system for transferring barrels or the like, a frame, meansforming a Way for rolling barrels, said way being eperatively related toa side of the frame and ex tendingat an angle therewitl'i, spaced barrelcarrying; elements extending;"transversely oi the frame and arrangedcon'jnintly to suppert a barrel lyil'ig en the same and to en gage thebarrel on opposite sides of its bulge, eaehet' said elements being; ofangleilornia i n with a bread n'esented t0 the barrel, and each having adepressed barreh receiving portion and a plane Y l, the plane ends atsaid elements forming a surface over which the barrel may be rolled inits passage between said depressed. portions and the end of said Way,and means 'ier impart ing traveling movement +0 said elements in thedirection of the leng at said frame and transverse to the end the way,said means having endless traveling, eiernents and said frame having);means toriningg tracks said endless traveling elementsand also ha ing aguard for an endless traveling element, said guard extending; over theendless travel-- int: element and being arranged between the ends ol theWay and the plane ends (it the harrelmarryingg elements and farming astiriace over which the barrel may be rolled in its rmssage between saidends.

17. in. a system i or transferring barrels or the like, a frame, meansforl'ning ways for rolling barrels, said ways being operatively relatedto the frame at ditl'erent places in the length of the latter, andrespectively serving; to convey the barrels to and from the frame,C(H'Di')lll((l with spared barrel vine; elements which are arranged'ansr at htly of the frame, and is cni'nprising; endless traveling: elen causing said harrel-carrving elen'ients to travel long; dinally of theframe between ,the ways and across the ends of the latter, saidbarrel-car rying elements being relatively 5e 2 i as cnnjointly tosupport barrel. lying on the same and to engage tie barrel on oppesitesides at its bulge, and each being eit angle-iron il orniatien with abroad-side presented to the barrel and having plane ends and a com-aveintermedi: portion, and said 'ients ways ,i the ca rry ng elements.

and betwta'n the plane ends of the barrel.-

.t8. in a system for barrels and the like, a frame, traveling means forcarrying the barrels longitudinally of the frame, said means beingconstructed to support the barrels in a. lying position, and a runningboard extending longitudinally of the frame and arranged at thedischarge end thereof, combined with a plurality of conducting meansextending from a side of the frame and having their receiving endsopposite the running board; the frame, travcling barrel-carrying meansand conducting means being relatively arranged to permit an attendant onthe running board to roll the barrel from the carrying means and overthe side of the frame to the particular conducting means leading to'itspredetermined destination when it reaches a place adjacent to saidconducting means.

19. In a system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame and meanstraveling longitudinally of. the frame and constructed and arranged tocarry a barrel in alying position and to permit the latter to be rolledlaterally therefrom by an attendant at the discharge end of theconveyer, combined with a plurality of conducting means leading from thedischarge end of the frame to different destinations, said conductingmeans having their receiving ends arranged side by side and operativelyrelated to the same side of the discharge end of the conveyer and inposition to receive the barrels rolled from the carriers.

20. In a system for transferring barrels or the like, a frame and spacedcarriers which travel longitudinally of the frame and extendtransversely thereof and are constructed and arranged "to transportlying barrels disposed longitudinally of the frame, com bined with agravity way which extends laterally to said frame and is composed oflongitudinal members which are spaced to engage the barrel near theopposite ends thereof and have ends operatively related to a side of theframe.

21. In a system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame andtraveling means arranged to transport barrels longitudinally of theframe, combined with a series of members extending off from a commonside of the frame at different places in the length thereof, saidIYIQIDlJQI'S being arranged in pairs. each pair correlated to form agravity barrel way whose members engage the bar rcls nearopposite endsof the latter and said t'aveling means being constructed to supportbarrel-5 which are disposed longitudinally of the frame in a lyingposition.

22. In a system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame andtraveling means for transporting barrels longitudinally of the frame.combined with a pair of members extending of from a common side of theframe at different places in the length thereof, said members beingarranged to engage a barrel near the opposite ends thereof and havingbroad barrel-engaging faces inclined toward each other and saidtraveling means including barrel eng: ging' elements which movelongitudinally (f the frame and across the space between said membersand receive and convey barrels which are disposed longitudinally of theframe in a lying position. I

23. In a system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame,traveling means for transporting barrels longitudinally of the frame,combined with a pair of members extending off from a common side of theframe at different places in the length thereof, said members beingarranged to engage a barrel near the opposite ends thereof and forming abarrel way, braces extending transversely of the way at .or below theplane of the bulge of the barrel, and supporting means attached to saidbraces and members, said traveling means including barrel engagingelements which move longitudinally of the frame and across the end ofthe barrel way and receive and con vey barrels which are disposedlongitudinally of the frame in a lying position.

24. In a system for transferring barrels and the. like, a frame, meanswhich travel longitudinally of the frame for receiving and transportinglying barrels which are disposed longitudinally of the frame, combinedwith a pair of members extending off from a common side of the frame atdifferent places in the length thereoflsaid members having broadsurfaces to engage the barrels and said surfaces being inclined towardeach other, transversely arranged braces connecting said members witheach other and arranged at or below the plane of the bulge of thebarrel, and supporting means attached to said braces and members.

25. In a system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame and meansfor trans, porting longitudinally of the frame barrels which are in alying position and disposed in the direction of the length of the frame,combined with a way extending laterally off from one side of the frameat the dischargbarrels which are disposed in a lying position crosswiseof it, operating mechanism for the traveling means and controlling meansfor the operating mechanism, having an actuating device arranged to beactuated by the barrel to stop the" movement of the traveling means whenthe barrel has reached a position adjacent to said way.

26. In a. system for transferring barrels and the like, a frame andmeans for transporting longitudinally of the frame barrels which are ina lying position and disposed in the direction of the length of theframe, combined with a way extending laterally off from one side of theframe the discharg ing end thereof and constructed to conduct chzi'rcontmll a device v v x mm. the Way nus ser v11

